Thyme in the Studio: Art & Wellness

Dez Mon Omega Fair is an interdisciplinary artist and poet living in Long Beach, California. Their work explores storytelling and self-reflection, delineating the cathartic opening of joyance availed by the art making process. They achieve this expressive art through painting with water, brushless watercolor, and ink on washi; collaborative documentary film projects as well as experimental forms o...

I see some of the struggles that folks face as new parents and specifically noticing what new mamas are dealing with. Today’s episode is focused on breast milk and postpartum nutrition which could also be applicable to any human who wants to feel more nourished and vibrant. New mamas need extra nutrient density. The experience of growing and giving birth to a babe is a stressor on the body and a m...

Michele Kishita is a Philadelphia-based artist who uses colors found in nature that are not typically associated with “natural” colors and focuses on landscape as her primary subject. Her paintings are strongly influenced by the graphic stylizations and compressed spaces of Japanese ukiyo-e. Kishita’s paintings are in a number of private/corporate collections, including Toyota, Capital One, and Ka...

Gigi Bisong is a speaker, author, publisher, and life coach. ​ her passion is helping you connect to your truth center. She does this by helping you learn to be ok with your most insecure parts, knowing those parts are far from your entire truth. She holds space for you so you can shine and your divine self can come through fully. Gigi  develops meaningful, innovative programs to align others to t...

So thrilled to be sharing the chat I had with EarthSpeak founders today. Natalie Ross she is the founder, podcast host and awareness activator and Shawna Cason, Co-founder, brand alchemist and medicine woman. This the first ever podcast interview the 2 of them have ever done together and the first podcast I’ve ever hosted with 2 guests at once. Was so fun to hear their stories and discuss building...

Holy Smokes. So thrilled to be sharing this conversation I had with Alicia Puig. She is the CEO and co-founder of PxP Contemporary, Director of Business Operations for Create! Magazine, an arts writer, and an author and sometimes host of Art and Cocktails podcast. so thankful for all the great advice she shared about how to be an artist in this day and age. Lots of practical advice for making and...

This is the 50th episode of the show and we passed our 2 year birthday for the show! And to honor this experience of waking up to  our purpose I want to do an episode about sleep. So I’ll dive into a few lifestyle tips and herbs super helpful for sleep issues.  Before we go there , a reminder that you are the ultimate authority about making changes to your diet, exercise, lifestyle habits, sleep a...

Our conversation today comes from South Africa. Nox Makunga- completed a PHD in Botany,  a Fulbright in Minnesota and lives in Stollenbach in South Africa focusing on healing plants and indigenous healers. She studies how these plants and unique preparations can be deeply healing and beneficial to all people. She shares so many insights about how to study and understand the plants and how the envi...

So excited to share with you the conversation I had with Margo Candelario  who is one of four generations working on Young Female Farmers. These powerful women own and run a farm in Georgia, outside of Athens and are serving food deserts with her delicious produce, pastries and herbal goodies. They have been featured on NPR for changing the outlook of the farming industry and featured in the Huffi...

Justin Robinson, aka Botany Bae is a profound teacher regarding wisdom of the plants and merges ethnobotany, language, history and culture into his understanding, storytelling and plant identification lessons. He is also a remarkable musician and cook. Be sure to connect with his journey and support his work! Justin Robinson Links: https://www.instagram.com/countrygentlemancooks/ https://earthseed...

Chatting with Elan of Fern Valley Botanics opened a world of inspiration and awareness. She is such a powerful and thoughtful force in the world! And she offers so much wisdom about listening to your intuition, creating a business and finding healing within the herbal and Black community. She just started a business and it is blasting off in the most beautiful way. Her work is so beautifully craft...

Anastasia "Staj" Hanson is an astrologer, tarot reader, and medium currently offering services on lands stolen from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Ute. She is a white cisgender woman, descended paternally from some of the original colonists of the North American continent, as well as Italian aristocracy from her maternal line. Her services are for all, and she is currently educating herself on the con...

So excited to share with you the conversation I had with artist, illustrator, doula, mama, visionary, Kira Birney. She has an amazing story of self awareness, creativity and service and I think it will help you see how important your time on this planet is.  I’ve seen many aspects my work evolve because of our chat. Kira is a gamechanger! She discusses how to make your business a reflection of you...

And you’re in for a treat today! Ceramacist, teacher, gardener and cook, Bobby Croze shares some ideas to transform a dinner party, things to do with anchovies, glazing ideas for clay artists, tips for growing tomatoes, how to support families with new babes and how doing things for others makes you feel better too! And listen to the end to hear his favorite podcast-its not what I would have guess...

You are going to love the episode today with Luke Simon!  Great tips on getting into the flow of your life and finding joy with writing a weekly newsletter and fascinating info about his journey with writing his latest book, a memoir about life in Los Angeles  and finding yourself when you feel lost. You may walk away with a deeper, more playful understanding of yourself and how to honor your own...

Johnnie Heider-Kuhn is a dedicated herbalist, activist, artist and educator who is great at connecting with others and holding space for complex situations and coming up with innovative solutions. He started a Farm and business with his husband, Herb’N Soil Farm & Wellness. I was deeply inspired and overjoyed to hear some stories about his journey along the way and so many approachable suggestions...

Such a wonderful chat with Courtney Cosgriff about what to plant in your garden to raise your vitality and to help pollinators thrive. We discuss different approaches to beekeeping and how to do so more holistically. We also discuss ways to honor and celebrate the bees.  “Honeybee Herbals is a business that is dedicated to providing Earth centered healing and education in the hopes of restoring ou...

Great breathwork exercises  featured as a shortie episode to strengthen and repair the lungs! Kumbhaka-Breath retention Bhastrika-Bellows breath      Roxanne Malcom of Elegant Alchemy Herbals: https://www.instagram.com/elegantalchemyherbals/ https://www.elegantalchemyherbals.com/about    Thymelights: https://www.instagram.com/brigidko/ https://www.instagram.com/algae.marbling/ https://www.instagra...

Are you feeling a little bit lost or ungrounded? In this episode we dive into finding your sense of purpose and place and feeling grounded and protected to share your gifts with the world, learning about teaching online and the powerful lessons learned from working with Master Teacher plants. ROxanne shares ideas for self care and cultivating gratitude and deepening the connection to self, others,...

This conversation was recorded pre-coronavirus.   Dominique Rochart is a talented medical medium, herbalist, massage therapist, nutirionist, doula and so much more. Was such a delight to chat with her and hear her stories about how she developed her intuitive gifts and she believes everyone is capable of sensing and knowing so much more!   Pleas check out her work: https://www.instagram.com/sacred...

In this Episode Stacey Ramsower shares the idea of resourcing and finding ways to feel joy, ease and trust during times of transition and struggle, how to live in a way that feels medicinal and how everything can become foreplay if you so desire. She shares her birth story and the pulsatory nature of connecting to others and the birth experience. She also talks about how this time allows us to dig...

Conversation with Brendan Ellis Williams about herbalism, journeying, connecting to ancestral wisdom and pilgrimages in Ireland, using tarot and the Ogam for spiritual divination and the importance of initiation and ceremony in life. He discusses what it was like to write his latest book "Seeds from the Wild Verge: Myth, Nature, and Theology in the Border Stream of Celtic Wisdom" and the magic of...

You are going to love this episode with Jennifer Lord! We dive into painting, being a librarian, learning and teaching tai chi chuan and ikebana, butoh and being a mom. And fashion! I attended a gallery exhibition and was immediately drawn to the vibrant paintings by Jennifer and then I got to meet her and she has such a wonderful and thoughtful presence. Was an absolute delight to chat with her a...

Megan Fuhrman-Wheeler is a phenomenal herbalist and artist who started an apothecary in Spirit Lake, Iowa. We talk about her path with herbs and how she has gained clarity about her path through her healing journey and has visualized and created a thriving business that helps her community. Bio: I am Megan, the owner of MEGAN & CO. Herbal Apothecary and Clinic. My path to herbalism was paved out o...

Sadie Marie Cherico is the podcast host of Herbal Marie and Herb Oracle-2 phenomenal podcasts about plants! Her solo shows are rooted in her deep understanding of plant medicine and her experience as a self taught gardener, herbalist and tarot/oracle card reader. She is also a phenomenal photographer, storyteller, medicine maker and mother of 3 children. We had so much fun talking about minimalism...